Term dates 2025-26
Hillmead Primary School term dates 2025-26
The published term dates for Hillmead Primary School, Bishop's Stortford, read from the school's own calendar and shown with the source below.
These are the 2025-26 dates. Hillmead Primary School has not published the current school year yet — we check regularly and this page updates when it does. Check the school's own page before booking anything.
Both buttons end in the same live calendar. It appears as [Fred] Hillmead Primary School alongside your own, and because it stays linked to this page, if Hillmead Primary School moves an inset day or corrects a date it changes on your phone by itself — Apple Calendar, Google Calendar and Outlook.
The difference is what happens next. Fred sets it up on whichever calendar app you actually use — the steps are not the same on an iPhone as in Google — and then he can tell you when Hillmead Primary School moves that inset day, work out who is covering it, and take the deadlines, kit lists and payments that arrive with the term. A calendar can only sit there. Taking the link yourself is free and always will be.
Downloading gives you a snapshot of today's dates that will never update — only worth it if you want a one-off copy.
Term dates in full
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn term | Fri 5 Sep 2025 | Fri 19 Dec 2025 |
| Spring term | Tue 6 Jan 2026 | Fri 27 Mar 2026 |
| Summer term | Mon 13 Apr 2026 | Wed 22 Jul 2026 |
Inset days at Hillmead Primary School
School closed to pupils. Every school picks its own, so these are Hillmead Primary School's — not the council's, and not the ones at your other child's school.
- Wed 3 Sep 2025
- Thu 4 Sep 2025
- Fri 21 Nov 2025
- Mon 5 Jan 2026
- Fri 22 May 2026
- Thu 23 Jul 2026
How long each break is
| Break | Dates | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas holidays | 20 Dec – 5 Jan | 17 days |
| Easter holidays | 28 Mar – 12 Apr | 16 days |
Calendar days including weekends — the number that matters when you're pricing holiday club.
Compared with Hertfordshire
Hillmead Primary School breaks up 364 days earlier than Hertfordshire's community schools (19 Dec vs 18 Dec).
Worth knowing if you also have a child at a state school in the area — the two calendars rarely line up. See Hertfordshire's dates.
Worth noting
Page only provides term dates for academic year 2025-26, not 2026-27. Half terms: Autumn - Mon 27 Oct to Fri 31 Oct 2025; Spring - Mon 16 Feb to Fri 20 Feb 2026; Summer - Mon 25 May to Fri 29 May 2026. INSET days: Wed 3 Sep 2025, Thu 4 Sep 2025, Mon 5 Jan 2026, Fri 22 May 2026, Thu 23 Jul 2026. Occasional day closure Fri 21 Nov 2025. May Day bank holiday Mon 4 May 2026. Terms with 1.30pm early finish noted on end dates for Autumn, Spring, and Summer.
Common questions
When does Hillmead Primary School break up for Christmas?
The last day of the autumn term is Fri 19 Dec 2025. The Christmas holidays run from Sat 20 Dec 2025 to Mon 5 Jan 2026 — 17 days.
When do the summer holidays start at Hillmead Primary School?
The last day of the summer term is Wed 22 Jul 2026, so the summer holidays start on Thu 23 Jul 2026. The school publishes the 2025-26 year, so the return date falls in the next year's calendar.
Does Hillmead Primary School follow Hertfordshire's term dates?
No. Hillmead Primary School sets its own calendar, and breaks up for Christmas 364 days earlier than Hertfordshire's community schools.
Where do these Hillmead Primary School term dates come from?
They were read from Hillmead Primary School's own published calendar for 2025-26 on 2 September 2026, and the source is linked on this page. Schools sometimes change dates or add inset days, so check the school's page before booking anything.
Source: Hillmead Primary School's published calendar, read 2 September 2026. Schools do change dates and add inset days — check the school's own page before booking anything.